Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-09-30

Study Completion Date

2004-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether religiosity and spirituality are related to immune functioning, as measured by interleukin-6 blood plasma level, among terminally ill cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cancer Depression Dying Process

Keywords

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spirituality religiosity immune functioning psychoneuroimmunology cytokines cancer death depression

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

DEFINED_POPULATION

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Inpatient at Calvary Hospital
* Diagnosis of terminal cancer
* Score of 20 or above on Mini-Mental State Exam

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of a psychiatric disorder that would preclude the production of meaningful data

Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Barry Rosenfeld, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fordham University

William Breitbart, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Calvary Hospital

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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McClain CS, Rosenfeld B, Breitbart W. Effect of spiritual well-being on end-of-life despair in terminally-ill cancer patients. Lancet. 2003 May 10;361(9369):1603-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13310-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

PMID: 12747880 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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F31AT001769-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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